In this May 31, 2020, file photo, San Diego police officers fire rubber bullets, tear gas and flash-bangs at protesters near the San Diego Hall of Justice. - K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS
SAN DIEGO — When Matthew Burgess sued the city of San Diego for the injuries police officers inflicted on him during a 2020 protest, he wasn't expecting radical change within the San Diego Police Department, he said. What Burgess wanted instead, he said, was "basic accountability" for those who oversaw the forceful police response to the demonstration, which occurred about a week after Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd. During the downtown San Diego protest, an officer struck Burgess in the stomach with a baton, according to the lawsuit. Later in the day, officers allegedly shot ...
